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Emily le Cornu

@emlec88

Climate change professional working and living in Kenya 🇰🇪

 Nairobi, Kenya
Joined November 2013
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If the government can suddenly decide to spend another £100bn on containing Covid-19, it shows that state failures to address our climate and ecological emergencies have nothing to do with a lack of money and everything to do with a lack of will.
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I have discussed with Narok County Governor @SamuelTunai, about the camp built beside the Mara River, blocking the Wildebeest crossing. Its very disturbing and we expect the Governor to take action and have the camp removed!
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This is a massive scandal, perhaps the biggest so far under this government. The secret, under-the-counter contracts given to really weird companies to deliver PPE and other pandemic services. It needs more exposure. Please RT and circulate. Thanks. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
When secret coronavirus contracts are awarded without competition, it's deadly serious | George...

When secret coronavirus contracts are awarded without competition, it's deadly serious | George...

Contracts worth billions have been handed out by a government willing to brazen out disgrace until outrage subsides, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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@BBCTwo11 Oct 2019
This week, Extinction Rebellion shut down 60 cities globally. Here's @MrNishKumar's take on it all... #TheMashReport
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Suitable habitats for hummingbirds are starting to shrink as the climate changes buff.ly/2K3hozv
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@UNDP3 Mar 2018
#Tiger populations have plunged 95% In the last century. The race is on to save the last 400 #SumatranTigers. #PredatorsUnderThreat #WorldWildlifeDay #iProtectBigCats undp-biodiversity.exposure.c…
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Seriously?! This isn't handing the land back to the people, it's handing it over to large corporate developers and the oil and gas industry. Sadly, this is another step backwards. theguardian.com/us-news/2017… #climatechange #ParisAgreement

Trump slashes size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments in Utah

President signs two proclamations slashing protections for Utah monuments, representing a triumph for fossil fuel industries, ranchers and Republicans

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AECOM@AECOM14 Nov 2017
The @WWF engaged us to review publicly available tools used to assess #sustainability and climate resilience of infrastructure development projects. The full report is available at worldwildlife.org/publicatio… #COP23 #pandahub – at Bonn, Germany
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Come join @AECOM's event with the WWF this evening: Adaptation for Everyone! It will be an opportunity to share & learn about climate solutions for natural & urban areas tinyurl.com/yaw2rv6r #COP23 #climatechange @jsawislak
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Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016 #needtoact #cop23 bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Thoughts welcome - Climate adaptation, finance and yes, Trump, will be the key stories from COP23 businessgreen.com/3019814/ via @businessgreen
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#StopSucking and start saving our ocean!! 100% of sales support @LonelyWhale 👉🏽 represent.com/lonelywhale Designed by my friend @KidSuper.
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WRI Climate@WRIClimate1 Sep 2017
For every $1 spent on pre-disaster resilience, we can save at least $4 in future damages ow.ly/AbS530eQjVu
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BBC Newsbeat@BBCNewsbeat29 Aug 2017
While the world's attention is on Texas, floods in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have killed 1,200 people and affected 16 million others

Floods in South Asia

Floods in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have killed 1,200 people and affected 16 million others. Charities are calling it one of the region's worst humanitarian crises in decades.

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Nat Cap Forum@NatCapForum8 Aug 2017
Blog post from senior #environmental #economist at @AECOM on sustaining #nature's value. Read at bit.ly/2vfUyzU #NatCap17
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Tories dancing to UKIP's tune yet again. No wonder May won't turn up to #Leadersdebate - no need with Paul Nuttall to do the job for her teapaw.org/bbclaurak/status/86494…
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@bbclaurak17 May 2017
Manifesto will propose extra charges for biz who employ non-EU migrants and higher charges for migrants who use the NHS - more on @bbcnews
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Alex Thier@Thieristan18 May 2017
£800m in new European coal subsidies since Paris? I think someone is reading the wrong agreement? odi.org/opinion/10417-coal-s… (from @ODIdev)
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